Norbert Glante

Norbert Glante, MEP

Norbert Glante (born 08 August 1952, Caputh) is an MEP from Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Affiliations

• Vice-Chairman, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on International Trade
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
• Member, Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee
• Substitute, Committee on Regional Development
• Substitute, Delegation for relations with Mercosur

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

• Managing partner, EPMW GmbH (gratuitous)

Former Declaration of Financial Interests

Co-partner with the following companies:

• EPMW Associated Company Ltd. - Brandenburg management company for holding companies
• EPMW GmbH & Co. Limited Partnership

Record of Parliamentary Votes

• Voted in favour of the directive on "establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy" (A5-0027/2000). The directive covers all water management aspects in order to achieve a 'good status' of all waters by 2015.
• Voted against the directive on "national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants" (A5-0063/2000). The amendment allows setting less ambitious national emission ceilings for sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3) and volatile organic compounds (VOC), which would result in more damage to human health and the environment.
• Voted against the Commission White Paper on "Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy" (A5-0356/2001). The amendment helps avoid the necessary precautionary approach towards some chemical substances that are not proven to be completely safe.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "waste electrical and electronic equipment" (A5-0100/2002). The amendment sets higher reuse and recycling rates for IT and telecommunication equipment. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.
• Voted in favour of the report on "Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network" (A5-0135/2002). The Trans-European Network of Transport (TEN-T) is a network of so-called 'transport corridors' through Europe. This amendment calls for a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of these transport corridors and calls on the Commission to improve methods for analysing the environmental and economic impact of the TEN-T.
• Voted in favour of the report towards a "thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides" (A5-0061/2003). The amendment proposes to ban or severely restrict use of pesticides in areas around sources of drinking water and nature protected zones.
• Voted in favour of the directive on "environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage" (A5-0145/2003). According to the amendment, polluters have to pay for environmental clean-up, and it supports an EU-wide regime which makes polluters liable for the damage they cause to wildlife, water and land.
• Voted in favour of the directive on restructuring the "Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity" (A5-0302/2003). The amendment aims at giving tax benefits to environmentally friendly sources of energy, which would make them cheaper and more competitive to conventional (more polluting) sources of energy. It also gives tax benefits to environmentally friendly uses of energy for transport, for instance trains. Rejected due to lack of absolute majority.

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Apprenticeship as electrical engineer, VEB Elektronische Bauelemente, Teltow (1969-1972).
• Test bench mechanic, VEB Elektronische Bauelemente, Teltow (1973-1976).
• Advanced school-leaving certificate, adult education institute (1974-1976).
• Studied automation technology in Leipzig (1976-1980).
• Design engineer, VEB Elektronische Bauelemente, Teltow (1980-1984).
• Computer scientist, Central Institute for Geophysics, Potsdam (1984-1990).
• Chairman of Potsdam district council (1990-1994).
• Member of the European Parliament (since 1994).
• Chairman, Brandenburg regional association of the Europa Union.
• Member of the Europe House, Brandenburg.
• Member of the German-Polish Society; member of the German War Graves Commission.
• Member of the European Energy Foundation.
• Founder member of the European Internet Foundation.
• Member, policy steering committee, Potsdam City of Culture 2010.
• Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon.

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

12G242

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45356

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49356

Email:

norbert.glante@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.glante.eu

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Norbert Glante, 11 December 2008, accessed 09 March 2009.
• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Norbert Glante, 23 June 2009, accessed 23 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Norbert Glante, accessed 09 March 2009.
• Friends of the Earth, EU Vote Watch, accessed 09 March 2009.